Aston Villa vs Manchester City 2:1: Match Review & Stats
Kick-off
Sat 21 Dec · 12:30
2:1
Full-time
Villa Park · Birmingham
Referee P. Bankes
xG (open play)
1.67 – 1.03
Δ +0.64
Model verdict
Post-match · 90 sec read
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⛀ Lineups
AST 4-2-3-1 · MCI 4-2-3-1
📊 Statistics
AST 2
– 1 MCI
1.67
Expected Goals (xG)
expected goals
1.03
86%
Pass Accuracy (%)
92%
⏱ Match events
14 · 2 – 1
J. Durán
Assist · M. Rogers · 1–0
⚽
16'
Half-time · 1 – 0
46'
⇄
K. Walker ↓ · J. Stones ↑
Substitution 1
Emiliano Martínez
Yellow Card
▮
45+2'
M. Rogers
Assist · J. McGinn · 2–0
⚽
65'
73'
⇄
Savinho ↓ · İ. Gündoğan ↑
Substitution 2
O. Watkins ↓ · J. Durán ↑
Substitution 1
⇄
80'
84'
▮
Joško Gvardiol
Yellow Card
84'
⇄
J. Doku ↓ · M. Kovačić ↑
Substitution 3
87'
▮
Jack Grealish
Yellow Card
E. Buendía ↓ · M. Rogers ↑
Substitution 2
⇄
90+1'
Full-time · 2 – 1
Match recap
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2–1 at home. At half-time it was 1–0.
In possession, the visitors ran the game with 56% of the ball. On the balance of chances, the hosts held the expected-goals edge, 1.67 to 1.03. For discipline, the referee produced 6 yellow cards.
On the scoresheet: J. Durán (16'), M. Rogers (65'), P. Foden (90+3').